
45, was allegedly stopped by a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper at 11:12 p.m.
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Kohler generator truck overpass crash, I-175 long-term lane closure. “The snow is hard as concrete so a lot of our equipment is out there, basically chipping away at the, literally chipping away at the snow and ice to get that removed.”īased on the video below, that seems like a problem they might want to get solved and soon. A crash involving a Kohler generator truck Tuesday afternoon led to a 'long-term' closure of a lane on I-175 northbound to assess damage to the I-94 eastbound overpass. “The biggest risk with that is the melting and the freezing creates sort of a ramp, a natural ramp,” said Milwaukee County’s Director of Highways and Maintenance Eddie Santiago. The driver’s sister spoke to WISN News and posted on Facebook that he had suffered a broken back, neck and legs, and has a long recovery ahead, but at least he will recover from the harrowing fall. “The vehicle traveled up a snowbank, proceeded over the barrier wall, and descended 70 feet down onto the westbound I-94 distress lane,” reported the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
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When police arrived on the scene of the accident, the driver was being tended to by two passersby and was both conscious and breathing. 27 led to a 'long-term' closure of a lane on I-175 northbound.

Truck falls 70 feet off Wisconsin overpass Posted: / 09:17 AM EST.

Richard Lee Oliver was heading to his mom’s house last Saturday when the terrifying. MILWAUKEE - A crash involving a Kohler generator truck Tuesday afternoon, Sept. Watch the moment a driver lost control of his truck and fell 70 feet off an overpass in Milwaukee on Saturday. He then plunged 70 feet down onto the westbound I-94 distress lane.īy miracle of all miracles, the truck somehow managed to land on its tires and stayed upright. A driver who miraculously survived a 70-foot plunge off a Milwaukee-area overpass is just thankful to be alive. The driver lost control and went over the barrier wall. Footage of the startling Saturday morning single-vehicle crash in Milwaukee shows. The video appears to show the truck hitting a snowbank on the right shoulder seconds before the fall. A pickup truck driver miraculously survived a 70-foot plunge off a Wisconsin exit ramp, shocking new video shows. The Wisconsin State Patrol says the crash remains under investigation.The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said a pickup truck traveling on I-94 when the driver skidded off the eastbound to the southbound ramp. The driver was taken to a local hospital and suffered no apparent injuries. The right lane of westbound I-94 at the overpass had to be closed so crews could clean up the damage and inspect the bridge. (WSJT) On Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) released a video of a truck that fell off an overpass in the Zoo Interchange over the weekend. The State Patrol says the dump truck box was completely torn from the truck, and debris from the bridge fell into the westbound lanes of I-94. Dump truck hits overpass in the Fox Valley. It hit the overpass, causing significant damage. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is deploying bridge engineers to assess the damage.

The Wisconsin State Patrol was assisted that the scene by the Dunn County Sheriff's Office.Īuthorities say a woman from Couderay, Wis., was operating the dump truck owned by Lac Court Oreillies Development Corporation and driving the truck in a construction zone when she forgot the truck box was lifted. overpass on westbound I-94 at mile marker 54.

on a report of a dump truck that hit the Division St. The Wisconsin State Patrol was called at about 11:59 p.m. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Authorities say nobody was hurt after a dump truck hit an overpass on Interstate 94 in western Wisconsin late Friday night.
